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Just wanted to share these beautiful journals with you that Lilian so kindly allowed me to add to our Facebook page https://www.youtube.com/…/UCDe55ZnOt-PckNp_sa4tjDQ/videos and BLOG. A beautiful treasure that would be such an amazing gift to make and pass to someone special. Click on the photo to get a closeup view.

At a recent craft group I looked at these cards that Alison had created and loved them! Photos never do justice to the real thing but I am so pleased that Alison has allowed me to share these. Thank You Alison. I am sure there are plenty of ideas to inspire the creative bug for 2015.

You’re My StyleWhimsy Dress Form Die

A Touch of Elegance.Whimsy Stamps and Spellbinders Filigree Classic Oval

These ladies have created these lovely cards using a variety of techniques to give us some wonderful ideas.

I find making cards for men the hardest to put together and especially if they don’t have a hobby that you can use as a theme. This card with a car on would suit any guy as you can almost gurarantee they drive a car. It will also bring back some great memories if you use a car design from yesteryear. Thank you for this great idea Jenny.

Card made using the Man About Town Paper stack

The following group of cards have been created by Brenda and she has used a variety of techniques to achieve these delightful cards. Thank you Brenda for sharing these with us.

Ink embossed card with 3D flowers

Embossed card with the edges of the attached elements inked.

Make a card that looks like an envelope, make an envelope or make a set!

Stamped vase and flowers and then restamped flowers and cut out and attached with foam pads to give the 3D effect.

These gorgeous cards made by Trish are so delightful. Her style varies throughout the range of cards as they are created to suit the receiver. Enjoy looking and gaining inspiration from these cards. There is even a card made using a CD! Ribbons and flowers, doilies and bling!!

Carrying on with the cards that I have received from Sylvia, it is great to be able to also share some ideas for men.

A brillant idea by using a CD. Simple yet effective!

What a great idea. A travel shirt!!

and I know this chap must be in to gardening!

Very cute idea.

By making a card specifically for individuals it makes it so much easier when you think about their “Love” in life. Maybe it is Gardening, cars, music, travel…….maybe Horse riding, Dogs, Building or DIY. A great way to personalise a card and gift and also lets the receiver know that you are interested in who they are!!

Just a few days ago Sylvia visited me and showed me these gorgeous cards she had made. She has generously given me permission to showcase these here on the BLOG and I will be showing more of her cards over the next days.

It is great to see what other creators do! If you are like me you will sometimes (maybe often) have a block and then you see what someone else has created and it gets you inspired again.

Shimmer Sheetz are reasonably new on the market. I first saw them just before Christmas last year and made a few cards with them. The colour range is amazing. They easily emboss, and you can use various markers to add additional colour. You can die cut them but not easily with intricate dies. I have cut them on the Cricut machine though and that worked well.

There are some good examples of how to use them on You Tube.

So for Sylvia’s cards. I am sure you will agree that these are beautiful.

As you can see, emboss these with whatever design you wish and you have your own unique style. These cards look stunning in the evening as well. If you have them on the sideboard or somewhere on show, they take on a whole new look when the light reflects off them.

It was lovely to see Sandra’s joy when I asked her yesterday if I could photograph her gorgeous card and put it on the BLOG and Facebook page. This is a very special card and she has made a terrific job creating this. The paper she used is a strong quite large pattern and I was thrilled to see someone using this paper.

These cards were made for specific people but show a range of card fold ideas. The first card is made by a lovely crafty friend Anne for a special young lady. Anne’s card inspired me to use the same topper on two of these cards.

Anne’s Square card – gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration Anne!

For my just turned 12 year old grandaughter. A centre step card.

Gate Fold Card

Centre Step Card. This one became a Thank You card for a crafty lady to give to her radiologist after cancer treatment.